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O44 330 Ot Ronde v F244, A—18.278 (82952) ‘E-Abreu (1), Anctews (6) OP—Montrect 2 AlotorL +2 Chevy Wee oe 90 44397 6 6 3 91 unl! sure home runs — thefirst ever off the Jacobs Field scoreboardanda tiebreaking shot in the 10th — as the MINNEAPOLIS — B.J. Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 11-9 Surhoff and Pete Incaviglia homered on consecutive Wednesdaynight, IHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Proud to Call Utah Home Western Conference CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) vs._ Beenie @ Continued from D-1 missed a grandslam with two outs in the 10th as the ball struck twofeet below the top ofthe centerfield wall. After an intentional walk to David Justice, Kevin Mitchell ended the gamebyflying out to the warningtrack in center. McGwire's third-inning homerwas the first to reach the scoreboard in left since Eastern Conference CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) bare fargd 1000 Roe $550 Romvord 44 4.441 Adtanco dh 1848 coached the now defunct Denver Daredevils of the Roller Hockey International League, When the Fort Wayne Ko- mets of the IHL were loo! for new coach earlier this ear, Chevy heard from them. And several teams from the ‘estern Professional Hockey League have offered him coaching/general manager positions in the last few months as well as several junior teams. “I'm not in big rush ituation,” paid Daionc 3120 Jews Sorerioch 1000 Dunconm fora 3018 Gedo Too 4282 Toh 2040 3000 4019 0382 Prien ranenfeet 9 Now Daten 1) ‘pnaaa(1)HBr).nes)Maxine 1 teter (5), > HR mms 77 2 1 2 8 SSordes Booeis ‘owYork ats W241 371409 Neson #300 00 4 Mira $8 144 404 HEP—by DotMarinar (Felder, by Deli on 0570 (57545) ie alta testa $24 400 a ABRs zat. Red Sox 11 Angels 2 Blue Jays 1 Royals BOSTON — Nomar Gar- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roger Clemens pitched twice and scored four runs as three-hit ball over eight inBoston spoiled Anaheim nings and Carlos Delgado ciaparra homered, doubled rookie Jason Dickson's un- drove in the only run with a itched a complete game |ronto beat Kansas City. ee in a 2-0 victory over Clemens struck out seven, ebrnbt Pamer3> 3430 Beter 300 Boston in the teams’ second walked two and lowered his ERAto 1.72. ANAHE ort }ot Seer estiwot add Mah LT fete 8 Even 9) Sno2Ac} Mica firear 34 tf Senge weap, i rast (a ‘Be00 Jamelia yes’ ° ae © om it {4 30 0 3G Semen = Teaa frawtenweregtniFce fooemo fer?44 \pictocs 1 im ee (9), Priips (3. 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' 2 i naeeee GAME SUMMARY >A A r, Kevin Baez ended the tome —PCL STANI STANDINGS Fest Halt ott Lake Northen shutout bidwith a sacrifice oy PIN sone TH pe THs, @ y, CI upp finally owt 4732 Sow 1 (Alieties) 14 m= chésed Hurtado with a two. far. 131 ert inte ee) icked me, Some franchises think he alreadyis, Last summer, Chevy NawYOR 467763 Seatte $ 0000 $7183 pelowert2 4 HP—by Mosoney (Easley), by Maloney ood), enoas eb hbt the nurses and doctors and the professionalism there. They saved my son, It is an amazing facility. I'm glad Salt Lake comes Ss the ownership group,if they think I'm ready and cay n delay. Nowe $343 demote 231 tis their life,” said the new father, “I can't say enough about I would either go with him or possibly stay and coach the team,” said Chevy. “But taking over depends on my pro- 2040 Binmonc 0000 Reed 1004 «46 4104 Totote meee Mitwrouk oP OH O—4 Detroit 104 024 Ox—s E—Meske (1) OF—Miwoukee 2 Debot 4 Detrott aitompwn W226 6922 tn 2030000 (86 5) sum Sowa 33S110 1s money 3500 * Tehats 44141840 Semore Toloe 42S13 9488| Dovomauct Govoamoacd 3040 ka os oo ante emrmmed 200 Knowee 2100 Moma, teem” 10 3 turned assistant coach. “I rememberseeing all the lights he said there would be a time when he would leave andthat levee Totes 7 Dawot 6. 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The game was Moynec “I first saw Salt Lake at about 1 a.m. driving through the mountains on Interstate 80," said the former defenseman With this likely Goring's last year of coaching in the IHL, perhaps the nextstep for Chevy in Salt Lake is head coach. “When Butch first talked to me about coaching in Denver 0-12 in his last 15 starts ebrh bh §230 3240 4000 =3004 Beane $121 Stuni" ti Mesrer™ 008 meee 311 | game ofthe year, Bourgas 5424 1000 Grower 4440 Fhomas tb 3338 of theplayoffs. “I rememberat Christmas going to Primary's with Grizz- ‘DETRON obrh bt §=§=5024 Banierct 4000 taseyss 84000 DCazss 4424 Fymand> umber}acks yovonc $12 Yereia a $110) called after a 40-minute beaten season. Dickson had second-inning homer as To- eveiannerdmd oe national Hockey League's Turner Cup, he proudly crossed the Rockies again to bring the sport back to Salt Lake. Friday, he and Goring lead the back-to-back champs into battle against the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the second round bee (the team mascot) and someof the payers You never know how lucky you are until you see children fighting for with 241 career wins,fell to AUICEE lorofiass Cillo% Nason) dopo f> i octonees ) Sota we HR RESO McGwire’s second homer, his 11th of the season, landed in the picnic area beyond the centerfield fence, giving him twoofthe three longest 424 and thinking, ‘Wow, this is a great place.’ | was from a small prairie town where everything was flat.” Four years later, Chevy has even more reason to “Love the Lake." His wife Janet joined him in his Golden Eagle days and she too founda soft spot forthecity that gave her husband a home. Now, no matter what happens with their future, the Cheveldayoffs will never forget Salt Lake. On April 12 at 1 a.m. — 18 hours before Utah's final home game of the regular season against the Ice Dogs — Janet gave birth to their first son at Pioneer Valley Hospital. Chase Cheveldayoff entered the world one month earlier than scheduled and breathing complications set in. He nt time at Primary Children’s Medical Center before finally getting to go home. NEW YORK — Dennis Seoenn 1234 feensy Wickvan Werot. Fa sera F250 A-08017 (90200), Yankees 3 Mariners 2 McGwire followed a mam- moth 485-foot blast in the third with a 459-foot shotto straightaway center off Jose fourof the Orioles’ 19 hits. Mesa in the 10th, breaking a 7-7 tie. The A’s went on to score four runs in the inning, the stadium opened in 1994. Ithadn't even been doneit in | 138 goo4 Sccurb, 1 eee y HBP—by Hasegawa (Cordero). WP— Hammond. F236 A-20,322 (33.925) LEAGUE 3110 Ag and Willie McGeehad a two- cHicago. 4040 ‘0S 6 double ina fi fifth obrhbt ‘COLORADO cbrhty 9000 run double in a five-run Mctoedd $010 folangm 4110 andthey needed them all be80e| MONTREAL — David Se-| inning as fice: St. Louis ENC ended MoGiace pune, 4028 amc” 410% 3022] oui homered and drove in Florida'ssa five-game tb 5120 S 124 Geramoqa Waket tb 3244 4273 cause Cleveland rallied 1000) 8U winning son 4419 four runs, and Mark Grud-| streak. Koumnickt 3900 Serwmel | 4119 again. Matt Williams barely fame, dill eee> 0000 ts extend eeneaeee his hitting streakto| Ueshofon $249 Belo p 9000 Ce Mordecaiph 1000 Beindap Nesto 1b 9.0.0.0. Hom Rockies 11 Cubs5 PEE eee ae ier NL record wit i tied11th an oe th his home run in April and Andres Galarraga hit his sending Colorado past ST. LOUIS — Alan Benes| Chicago. bribe Kent 2338 em 2000 Expos 8 Gusset $120 Med t> 5235 0000 Meee? 1350 dope 5040 lanka 2 5110 eter 0 009 4 40000 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — Mark Seah arts 24000 4 McGwire hit two tape-mea- A a dd | aeeo teem Presse 2,99 9 0 2| 713 8 4 4 2 6) Upnas2 30.00 0 1) 2a 5 1 0) aftDesBacto}bytevee) eazpached'a uotecnho Tm, we 7 6222 6) “Lose, 4.40002 iAaaNe (GI, 9900020 Bole ' | Cardinals 6 board. Catcher Sandy Alomaralso admires the longest homerun hit in Jacobs Field history. Yoo 8 8k 4588S peso Gaerne ‘awit Tony Dejak/The Associated Press Oakland slugger Mark McGwire watches his mammoth homerun head toward the score- McGwire’s Blasts Dent Cleveland 1000 ies i mams (ag 1506 aaa, 1.6406 eleign a en Rm eee 329.9 § 4 4 2] Moron $-+ustey. 5 Today's Games Atlanta (Smoltz 2-3) at Cincinnati (Burba 3-2), 10:30 a.m. Teale 92272 Atlanta 12 fate (7. DP—Son | eaten R 4. New tors. KIL#2 CINCINNATI — Fred ruRoSy ay ge eded Tae) Away Intr 63 00 94 00° p 0000 Meoncoph FE AOS97 15 11 Pittsburgh i p 4000 forges Tokai Houston nia that #33228 il game and Se ay ait HOOOOF i: ing, so everyone was at a low nomows? energy level,” Giants manag- Hot run homerto cut the Tacoma fem} it) kaw” sta ss ea mething new everyday, whetherit be a weird quote or Mrceson'y RAT esis hi bese ‘ .1 hockey theory tromButch. It was more of an exploratory @ Continued from D-1 thing.” 1b , ning latertied it at five, but foo seine Salt Lake wouldn't get’ any osene tier “We caught up, but we tae jocomo ¢ hockey history as the Grizzlies work to carry the Cup once again, part of Turner : elt Salt Lake Golden Bagle PLAYOFF NOTES:a Former Jock Callander became the [HL's all-time leader in playoff goals last weekend. His five goals in the first round series against Indianapolis gives him 65 in 104 career playoff to fall apart.” 8 Roof, whose team haslost its low “D040Actortano, who had last two games. been in a 3-for-16 (.188)| fron jane hg 98) ew, 8. Former Buseman Brian wow3133 4 4 2 3 slump Guced this the homestand, Busr's first prohit when he singled sharply to Jort field to epen thefourth inning. Then Darrin Jackson Raabestreak had hissnapped, 17-game hiting but scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning An inning later, Raul Tba- six games with a liner to cen- insprance. Soe" 3}oe9 $f 2 fellate Keoki) $ | } } j } a UR sijouse ty havo ete be the youngest g.m./coach type games. He passed Scott Gruhl who had 64 goals in 145 extended his hitting streak to nex clouted a home run for Ween > Mw 'm happy here. I'm learning a lot games, Teeth 12 00M ia ay ae : Sa Tomar i) | 30 Be Cal, bones, Las Vegu Petro kh ae So the Cheveldayotts will wait and see what Salt Lake ‘hrough threeinnings.| didn’t go beyond that,” said maw tungie_bopme City has planned for them. Hockey fans hope it is S499 tecome Otero) uae dntrromat Wi, © mo ciel a Roamans tay +i 8 |